Personality types

I’m a combo-introvert. My husband thinks he might be a social-anxious introvert. Nephew number 2 says he’s surely an extreme introvert. Interesting diagnoses based on a spectrum of traits associated with introverts. Research on introverts for my previous post invariably produced results on other personality types. I looked them up not because I wanted to […]

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Introvert

I met up with an ex-colleague a few weeks ago.  As usual, we spoke about our long ago work life, people whom we hung out with and where we are at now. Our customary walk down memory lane. This time, unusually, we touched, albeit, fleetingly on personalities. Our mutual friends whom we spent time with […]

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Fingers, joints and bones

My fingers took the biggest hit. Neck, next. Ribs. Then, all my bones. I’m not sure which came first. Me waking up before the pain or the pain waking me up. Whichever. It was excruciating. I couldn’t bend my fingers. I couldn’t extend my fingers. Both actions were painful. It was dark so I knew […]

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A better choice

My confirmed and paid for birthday beach holiday didn’t happen. Although initially disappointed and a little peeved, the alternative was so much better. Mangala Estate (ME) Boutique Resort in Gambang, Pahang was not a consideration, this time, only because my husband and I were there in January. Yes, just over two months ago. That said, […]

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Birthday month

I like birthdays. Mine, particularly. March is my birthday month, and today is my birthday. Yay. Birthday month, yes. I started feeling celebratory on March 2, not March 1, as that’s sister number 2’s birthday. I let her have that day😊 For me, my birthday month is like a licence/permission/green-light to feel special, and do […]

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A good read

I wish I had read this book a few years ago. But then, I might not have appreciated it as much as I do now. Why? Because I didn’t really think too much about aging or the elderly. Yes, I had grandparents. They were, in my then young mind, older people who weren’t really a […]

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Memories

Sisters number 1 and 4 were in KL last week. Spending time with them made me think of life’s luxuries. Why? A few weeks ago, I had written about life’s ‘real’ luxuries. A subjective, non-exhaustive list of 11 nice-to-have luxuries such as time, health, ability to travel, meaningful conversations, people you love and people who […]

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Anecdotal Hanoi

My husband and I had an interesting eight days in Vietnam. It wasn’t long enough to really understand or know much about any city or country. I am still unaware and/or don’t understand or know some stuff in my country. Hmm. Anyways, it was quite fun being on the ground and observing – people, traits, […]

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Downsizing

A few weeks ago, I deposited a large bin bag at a recycling centre in KL. I’m downsizing. The bag contained mainly clothes. T-shirts and skorts that I no longer wear. Dresses that I haven’t worn in months, maybe years. They fit but they didn’t quite feel age appropriate. I was a tad sad and […]

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Life’s luxuries

I received a text about life’s ‘real’ luxuries from one of my chat groups. ‘Real’ as in not the things that some people would consider or think of like sports cars, mansions, and fancy handbags. Around the same time, brother number 2 shared the same list with the family. Hmm. The contents of the list […]

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